Shloka 3
अध्याय २६ — युद्ध-निन्दा, काम-दोष, तथा धार्तराष्ट्र-नीति-विश्लेषण
War-aversion, Desire as a Policy Fault, and Analysis of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Governance
अल्पकालं जीवितं यन्मनुष्ये महास्रावं नित्यदुः:खं चल॑ च । भूयश्व तद् यशसो नानुरूपं तस्मात् पाप॑ पाण्डव मा कृथास्त्वम्
sañjaya uvāca | alpākālaṃ jīvitaṃ yan manuṣye mahāsrāvaṃ nityaduḥkhaṃ calaṃ ca | bhūyaś ca tad yaśaso nānurūpaṃ tasmāt pāpa pāṇḍava mā kṛthās tvam ||
三阇耶说道：“人之生命短促。它不断被巨大的苦患所磨损；常为忧苦所载，且飘摇不定。况且此等作为并不相称于你的美名。因此，噢，般度之子，莫造战争之罪。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Because human life is short, sorrowful, and unstable, one should avoid actions that add grave moral burden—especially war—when such action is not aligned with one’s dharma and good reputation (yaśas).
Sañjaya voices a moral warning addressed to a Pāṇḍava: he emphasizes the fragility of human life and urges restraint, advising that undertaking war would be a sinful act and unbecoming of the Pāṇḍava’s established fame.